chough — /chuf/, n. any of several crowlike Old World birds, esp. Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, of Europe. [1275 1325; ME choghe; akin to OE ceo, D kauw, Dan kaa] * * * ▪ bird any of three crowlike birds with down curved bills. In the family Corvidae (q.v.;… … Universalium

chough — [tʃʌf] noun 1》 a black bird of the crow family with a red or yellow downcurved bill, typically frequenting mountains and sea cliffs. [Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax and other species.] 2》 (white winged chough) a black and white Australian songbird.… … English new terms dictionary

chough — noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 13th century either of two Old World birds (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax and P. graculus) that are related to the crows and have red legs and glossy blue black plumage … New Collegiate Dictionary

chough — noun /tʃʌf/ a) Two species of bird of the genus Pyrrhocorax in the crow family Corvidae that breed mainly in high mountains and on coastal sea cliffs of Eurasia. b) A monotypic bird genus in the Australian mud nest builders family, Corcoracidae,… … Wiktionary